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obama referenced his grandmother during the debate while talking about medicare and social security. sin thee i can't soledad, kitchen aid senior director of marketing later posted from the company's account, apologizing to the prsident. she said the tweet was "carelessly sent in error by a member of our twitter team who, needless to say, won't be tweeting for us any more." >>> a voter watchdog group says it has uncovered voter fraud in maryland. the group election integrity maryland claims it found evidence that some people registered to vote using the names of dead people or registered to vote twice in two different states. the group is not accusing the state board of elections of fraud, but says the problem does need to be corrected. state elections officials say if fraud is found, the information will be given to the state prosecutor's office. >>> making headlines this morning, a rare form of meningitis has health officials concerned. already sickening dozens and killing two people in maryland and virginia. the cdc says patients contracted the infection after receiving steroid in
obama referenced his grandmother during the debate while talking about medicare and social security. sin thee i can't soledad, kitchen aid senior director of marketing later posted from the company's account, apologizing to the prsident. she said the tweet was "carelessly sent in error by a member of our twitter team who, needless to say, won't be tweeting for us any more." >>> a voter watchdog group says it has uncovered voter fraud in maryland. the group election integrity...
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, the media have declared that mitt romney destroyed barack obama at that debate. barack obama was basically oozed sitting there, mitt romney was the incredible thor and all of a sudden you have this narrative of this powerful romney, articulate romney, moderate romney, bipartisan romney who setting the agenda in this election and that has put the obama team on the defensive, very big on the defensive. so this media narrative has changed and the media narrative has very big power in helping people process what's going , see who's up, see who's down and understand who has the real momentum in the race and that can make a difference come election day. >>reporter: what about the vice presidential debate that's going to take place tonight, how significant is that going to be? >>reporter: well, it may -- >> it may be bigger this time, in part because joe biden has to sort of recover some ground that was perceived to have been lost by the president in the first debate. in essence, joe biden has to take his argument to paul ryan and say you guys aren't moderates, you're m
, the media have declared that mitt romney destroyed barack obama at that debate. barack obama was basically oozed sitting there, mitt romney was the incredible thor and all of a sudden you have this narrative of this powerful romney, articulate romney, moderate romney, bipartisan romney who setting the agenda in this election and that has put the obama team on the defensive, very big on the defensive. so this media narrative has changed and the media narrative has very big power in helping...
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>> overall, i thought president obama did certainly a lot better than the first debate and probably helped himself and might be on the libya question a bit and we'll see that on the third debate on foreign policy. and i don't think it was a game changer for either of them and romney is still close. the momentum is still with romney to some degree and i don't think president obama -- he certainly didn't stop romney's momentum, he may have slowed it but this is a concept till. >> and the focus or scope of things in this big political time, how important are the debates at all? do people really wait and see in. >> yes and no. it's -- for, you know, for political junks that, you know, live for politics and focus on every word and mannerism. for the average voter, they get lost in the tall woods of, you know, policy issues. and i am not sure they really make that much difference, unless there is a clear distinction between the, quote, winner and loser as there was in the first debate. >> the first one and how damaging was that? >> and it was damaging for president obama and he has recovered to
>> overall, i thought president obama did certainly a lot better than the first debate and probably helped himself and might be on the libya question a bit and we'll see that on the third debate on foreign policy. and i don't think it was a game changer for either of them and romney is still close. the momentum is still with romney to some degree and i don't think president obama -- he certainly didn't stop romney's momentum, he may have slowed it but this is a concept till. >> and...
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i think obama was really able to capitalize on what he missed from the first debate. he kept in competitive. romney did well, too. >> reporter: what did you think? >> i think obama stepped it up. i'm not sure it's enough to sway voters who liked romney in the first debate. >> i think president obama came out firing and it was important for him because he came off lazy in the first debate. mitt romney held his own. i like how he took a strong stance on national gases and coal. >> reporter: you've made up your mine who you're going to vote for, anything happen in the debates that changed your minds? >> no. >> reporter: all right. anybody in the classroom, did it, anything change your mind so far, anything said or done in any of these debates, has it changed your mind? everybody is solid. there are a lot of indents out -- independents out there. how big of a deal are the independents? doesn't seem to be a lot of independents. but what do i know? i'm just the reporter. >> i think in the classroom represents what is going on in the country. a lot of people have made up the
i think obama was really able to capitalize on what he missed from the first debate. he kept in competitive. romney did well, too. >> reporter: what did you think? >> i think obama stepped it up. i'm not sure it's enough to sway voters who liked romney in the first debate. >> i think president obama came out firing and it was important for him because he came off lazy in the first debate. mitt romney held his own. i like how he took a strong stance on national gases and coal....
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. >> president obama and governor romney face off one more time in a final time in the formal debate tonight, joining us now with a preview from boca, florida, is the fox business network, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> how important is this third and final debate tonight? >> reporter: very important. it's the last pitch to voters. when you think take into account, allison, the first debate largely seen as a romney- victory. the second debate largely seen as a venue for president obama to come back to reassert himself, got that last time, this is the last pitch they have to make for voters. this has been such a tight election, its gotten closer after the first debate. it's vital these two guys make the pitch tonight and really the lasting venue they'll have going into the election just a couple weeks away. >> you sort of mentioned the first debate and you talked about that, everyone going plop, the second with president obama did, with the town hall debate last time, and i know the format is different now, is that sort of back and forth do you think something that these
. >> president obama and governor romney face off one more time in a final time in the formal debate tonight, joining us now with a preview from boca, florida, is the fox business network, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >> how important is this third and final debate tonight? >> reporter: very important. it's the last pitch to voters. when you think take into account, allison, the first debate largely seen as a romney- victory. the second debate largely seen as...
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obama referenced his grandmother during the debate while talking about medicare and social security. the company apologized to the president. she said the tweet was carelessly september in error by a member of our twitter team who needless to say will not be tweeting for us anymore. >>> montgomery county police are ask for the public's help to find the person who viciously pete a 72-year-old man. he is in critical condition. his two sons found him unconscious noor a dumpster outside his apartment complex on garland avenue in silver spring tuesday morning. he headed out at #:00 p.m. on monday to go shopping and never made it home. -- he headed out at 8:00 p.m. on monday to go shopping and never made it home. >>> the search is on for a 17- year-old missing since monday morning. >> the parents are frantic and say it is not like their son to drop out of the sight like this. we have a report. >> reporter: the 17-year-old senior at w. t. woodson high school was last seen at 7:00 monday morning when he dropped his brother off at the front door and went to park the car. his family didn't rea
obama referenced his grandmother during the debate while talking about medicare and social security. the company apologized to the president. she said the tweet was carelessly september in error by a member of our twitter team who needless to say will not be tweeting for us anymore. >>> montgomery county police are ask for the public's help to find the person who viciously pete a 72-year-old man. he is in critical condition. his two sons found him unconscious noor a dumpster outside...
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headline, obama embraced by catholics. romney dines with rich people. >> reporter: all of this to raise about $5 million for catholic charities. the dinner has become an lek year tradition and the two headliners delivered. lighter moments can play big. president obama was on the jon stewart daily show and romney was on "the view." the light hearted moments will be shortlived, monday's debate won't be so pleasant. >> monday's debate is a little bit different because the topic is foreign policy. spoiler alert, we got bin laden. >> people seem to be curious as to how we prepare for the debates. let me tell you what i do, first, refrain from alcohol for 65 years before the debate. second, find the biggest available straw man and just attack him. big bird didn't even see it coming. >> mitt romney only has one public appearance before monday's debate. he's attending a rally in daytona beach, where it's bike week. half a million motorcycles, most harleys, and romney will ride his bus in the middle of them for the rally. tony? >>
headline, obama embraced by catholics. romney dines with rich people. >> reporter: all of this to raise about $5 million for catholic charities. the dinner has become an lek year tradition and the two headliners delivered. lighter moments can play big. president obama was on the jon stewart daily show and romney was on "the view." the light hearted moments will be shortlived, monday's debate won't be so pleasant. >> monday's debate is a little bit different because the...
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but i think that was one of the reasons why obama went on the attack in the second and third debate was that he could not sit back and let romney capture the attention. >> it's been a pleasure talking to you. fascinating. >> i enjoyed it. >> we will be right back. thanks again. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. who move our country forward, work hard, raise families, and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class, raising taxes on the average family by up to $2,000, while giving a tax break of $250,000 to multimillionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand we can't rebuild america by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa ac
but i think that was one of the reasons why obama went on the attack in the second and third debate was that he could not sit back and let romney capture the attention. >> it's been a pleasure talking to you. fascinating. >> i enjoyed it. >> we will be right back. thanks again. president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what...
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. >> also head, president obama and job nominee mitt romney gettingied for tomorrow night's debate. one candidate says it will be about something bigger than who wins and who loses. time now is 6:07. i'm barack o obama and i approved this message. [ mitt romney ] there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what... who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it... and they will vote for this president no matter what... and so my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. >>> officials in hong kong say six crew members have been arrested for a deadly boat collision. they're being questioned for endangering people's lives according to china's police chief. at least 37 people were killed and dozens more injured after a boat carrying utility workers collide wade ferry. the boat began to sink immediate
. >> also head, president obama and job nominee mitt romney gettingied for tomorrow night's debate. one candidate says it will be about something bigger than who wins and who loses. time now is 6:07. i'm barack o obama and i approved this message. [ mitt romney ] there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what... who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe that government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe...
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obama is very much practiced in this kind of debate. he needs a big comeback after his absolute meltdown in the first debate. this is not quite as good a forum for romney. he doesn't seem to have the same degree of likability as obama and the same ability to relate to ordinary people but never underestimate romney. he had 20 debates or so during the republican primaries. >> tonight's debate is one and a half hours. you can see it live here on fox 5 beginning at 9:00. we want to hear from you as the presidential candidates square off. use the hash tax fox 5 d.c. you decide to tweet your thoughts during tonight's debate. we will be using some of your tweets for i new show we are putting on as election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you doe side 2012 will focus on the issues during the final two week of the campaign. it starts next monday at 6:30:00 p.m. here on fox 5. >>> vice presidential candidate paul ryan campaigning in virginia later on this morning. he is attending a campaign rally in lynchburg. tomorrow, mitt romney visits the com
obama is very much practiced in this kind of debate. he needs a big comeback after his absolute meltdown in the first debate. this is not quite as good a forum for romney. he doesn't seem to have the same degree of likability as obama and the same ability to relate to ordinary people but never underestimate romney. he had 20 debates or so during the republican primaries. >> tonight's debate is one and a half hours. you can see it live here on fox 5 beginning at 9:00. we want to hear from...
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he did well in the first debate. and they were like oh, my god a melt down by obama. he's going to lose. and i kept saying no that's not what turns elections. it's governing not campaigning. to govern as well as he possibly can over the next four years. that's the real message here. >> heard some of the pundant talking about that last push after super storm sandy when he appeared working together with a republican governor. and really at one point at the convention and so forth, how much did that sort of message, how did that resonate with voters or anything to do with his last minute push? >> since i predicted the election two and a half years before that. the beauty of the keys as they stay the same. through all the ups and downs. obama had some real low points in this campaign. some pretty good high points. but you can say he ran a great campaign. he gave a mediocre convention speech. he had a historic melt down in the first debate losing it by the biggest margin of any candidate in history. and he was faulted by those same pundants for not being specific enough an
he did well in the first debate. and they were like oh, my god a melt down by obama. he's going to lose. and i kept saying no that's not what turns elections. it's governing not campaigning. to govern as well as he possibly can over the next four years. that's the real message here. >> heard some of the pundant talking about that last push after super storm sandy when he appeared working together with a republican governor. and really at one point at the convention and so forth, how much...
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because of tonight's debate, mr. obama says they'll celebrate this saturday. the obama campaign is asking supporters to sign an electronic anniversary card for the first couple. >>> all right, the international space station is in the path of space junk. coming up, what's being done to prevent a collision. plus-- >> if you are at home and talking about the fat news lady, guess what, your children are probably going to go to school and call someone fat. >> a tv news anchor fights back after a viewer sends her an e- mail about her appearance and weight. she's turned the incident into a national conversation on bullying. we'll share more of her comments, plus the viewer's response ahead at 8:00. promot exploiting low-wage labor to its investors. mitt romney - tough on china? since when? we recently donated a number of our incubators to a hospital in east london, homerton. we take the sickest and the most premature and the smallest babies in the whole area. [ mother #1 ] they're lovely in here. they're absolutely brilliant. i couldn't ask for any better. their fir
because of tonight's debate, mr. obama says they'll celebrate this saturday. the obama campaign is asking supporters to sign an electronic anniversary card for the first couple. >>> all right, the international space station is in the path of space junk. coming up, what's being done to prevent a collision. plus-- >> if you are at home and talking about the fat news lady, guess what, your children are probably going to go to school and call someone fat. >> a tv news anchor...
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. >>> less than a week after the first presidential debate, president obama joked with supporters in california over the weekend, admitting he may not have been at his best in denver. the president took time to criticize mitt romney, going after what he claims is romney's plan for $5 trillion in tax cuts and cuts to pbs to help close the deficits. >> for you moms and kids out there, somebody is cracking down on big bird. cracking down on him. elmo has made a run for the border. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again, but he's bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> president obama will continue campaigning in california today, with a star studded event in san francisco, including john legend and will.i.am. >>> meanwhile, mitt romney returns to virginia today as he laughs off what looked like an uncomfortable situation in florida. the republican nominee was taking pictures with staff at a restaurant in port st. lucie when one of the staffers wiped romney's face with a napkin. romney can be seen laughing off the situation, but appears to be a little uncomfortable
. >>> less than a week after the first presidential debate, president obama joked with supporters in california over the weekend, admitting he may not have been at his best in denver. the president took time to criticize mitt romney, going after what he claims is romney's plan for $5 trillion in tax cuts and cuts to pbs to help close the deficits. >> for you moms and kids out there, somebody is cracking down on big bird. cracking down on him. elmo has made a run for the border....
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. >>> last night's presidential debate was the last one. for the next two weeks the candidates will hit the campaign trail to energize their base. both president obama and governor romney brought up the economy but most of the night was devoted to foreign policy including iran and other hot spots. >> you look at the record of the last four years and say is iran closer to a bomb, yes. is the middle east in few molt -- tumolt, yes. >> as long as i am president of the united states iran will not get a nuclear weapon. i made that clear when i came in office. we organized the strongest coalition and the strongest sanctions against iran in history. >> today president obama campaigns in florida and ohio, two key states. mitt romney is in nevada and colorado tonight te key states. election day is two weeks away with the race still wide open. joining us now with a look at how each presidential camp is planning its camp to victory is leonard steinhorn. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> we are getting down to the wire. we can focus on
. >>> last night's presidential debate was the last one. for the next two weeks the candidates will hit the campaign trail to energize their base. both president obama and governor romney brought up the economy but most of the night was devoted to foreign policy including iran and other hot spots. >> you look at the record of the last four years and say is iran closer to a bomb, yes. is the middle east in few molt -- tumolt, yes. >> as long as i am president of the united...
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while this is the only debate scheduled for the vice presidential candidates, president obama and governor romney will debate two more times before the november election. the next one is on tuesday. and let's see if that one is as good as this 11. >> thanks so much. >>> president obama doesn't have any campaign events scheduled today, except for attending a dinner. mitt romney is speaking at a rally in richmond after noon. and he atends with paul ryan tonight in ohio at a campaign event. >>> new this morning, there is a new nobel peace prize winner. it's not a person, but a whole governing body. the award is going to the european union. the nobel committee says the eu, "helped to transform a once torn europe to a continent of war to a continent of peace." it was founded with just six countries and expanded to 27 since the end of the cold war. the committee played down the current debt crisis plaguing the eu. >>> a muslim advocacy group will launch its own ad campaign in response to the anti-jihad ads put up in metro stations. the group says the new ads will promote understanding and challe
while this is the only debate scheduled for the vice presidential candidates, president obama and governor romney will debate two more times before the november election. the next one is on tuesday. and let's see if that one is as good as this 11. >> thanks so much. >>> president obama doesn't have any campaign events scheduled today, except for attending a dinner. mitt romney is speaking at a rally in richmond after noon. and he atends with paul ryan tonight in ohio at a...
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both are deep in their debate preps. we did catch a glimpse of mitt romney yesterday heading off to church. president obama has been holed up in this luxury resort in virginia as his campaign predicted a much stronger performance than the last time around. >> what you will see from the president is a forceful, passionate and energetic tone that demonstrates the choice that we have in front of us. >> reporter: remember, the president who last time openly complained about debate preps and spent time sightseeing. >> it's a drag. [ laughter ] >> they are making me do my homework. >> reporter: now he appears more engaged and upbeat pausing to bring pizza to a local campaign office. >> how is it debate prep going? >> it's going great. >> reporter: the format of this he debate at hoff straw university in -- hofstra university in new york will be town hall style. they are bracing for a president that will most certainly be agthink the race i the wind is at governor romney's back. there is momentum. you can see it on the trail an
both are deep in their debate preps. we did catch a glimpse of mitt romney yesterday heading off to church. president obama has been holed up in this luxury resort in virginia as his campaign predicted a much stronger performance than the last time around. >> what you will see from the president is a forceful, passionate and energetic tone that demonstrates the choice that we have in front of us. >> reporter: remember, the president who last time openly complained about debate preps...
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he'll say obama killed him. the bottom line is you lose debates, you don't win. in this case no one lost. we move on. focus is back on the economy back on jobs. and that's where we'll see that. >> let's talk about the ads i mentioned. new ads as there always thereafter the debate. i want to show romney's ad. it's called the apology tour and this comes from something he said in the debate. >> the president became with an apology tour to going to nations and criticizing america. i think they look at that and saw weakness. went to the middle east and egypt and turkey and iraq. and skipped israel. you said america had dictated other nations. mr. president america has not dictated to other nations. >> jim, let's start with you. what is romney trying to achieve here and whether or not you think it's an affective ad? >> this was one of the best lines coming out of the debate. they wanted to highlight a little bit. this ad is running heavily in florida. florida is still a swing state that we're going to be campaigning an awful lot. what you see in most campaigns now is s
he'll say obama killed him. the bottom line is you lose debates, you don't win. in this case no one lost. we move on. focus is back on the economy back on jobs. and that's where we'll see that. >> let's talk about the ads i mentioned. new ads as there always thereafter the debate. i want to show romney's ad. it's called the apology tour and this comes from something he said in the debate. >> the president became with an apology tour to going to nations and criticizing america. i...
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i felt as though obama did win the debate but i didn't think mitt romney lost either. very professional and that doesn't change my mind who i'm voting for. >> i agree. decisive win but mitt romney is not going to lose votes. the american policy doesn't care about foreign policy. >> this wasn't really romney's issuend didn't need to do extremely well. when i was watching, i thought he looked great. he's a great debater. good in that situation . he performed well. the president won but it was expected. i think that's definitely impacting what we're seeing now. >> the debate didn't change anybody's opinion. you still know any friends who are independent? >> going to base the vote on the debate because he's in the military. i don't know i've got to ask him. >> we're trying to get the young votes what's inside the mind of the young voters. all these campaign commercials and the debates and everything. everybody has already made up their mind. any of this effective or effecting the young voters as far as bringing new ones in? >> you have to assume it's drowning itself out. p
i felt as though obama did win the debate but i didn't think mitt romney lost either. very professional and that doesn't change my mind who i'm voting for. >> i agree. decisive win but mitt romney is not going to lose votes. the american policy doesn't care about foreign policy. >> this wasn't really romney's issuend didn't need to do extremely well. when i was watching, i thought he looked great. he's a great debater. good in that situation . he performed well. the president won...
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president obama running through mock debates at this virginia resort. mitt romney and his debate team including his sparring partner rob portman spent most of the day hunkering down. >> how did it go senator? great. >> reporter: with questions coming from uncommitted voters. >> for challenger romney what's at stake is to continue the very strong performance he gave last full-time and keep the momentum -- time and keep the momentum that he has going on right now. the momentum is clearly swinging in romney's way, for obama this is a chance to stop romney. >> reporter: a lot may depend on the folks asking the questions tonight. here are the rules for the format. a group of unroadsed voters -- undecided voters, they are chosen by the gallup organization. the rules don't technically allow for that but it could happen. in washington, doug luzader, fox 5 morning news. >> use the hashtag fox 5 you decide to tweet your thoughts during tonight's debate. we'll be using some of your tweets for a new show we're debuting as election day approaches. fox 5 news edge yo
president obama running through mock debates at this virginia resort. mitt romney and his debate team including his sparring partner rob portman spent most of the day hunkering down. >> how did it go senator? great. >> reporter: with questions coming from uncommitted voters. >> for challenger romney what's at stake is to continue the very strong performance he gave last full-time and keep the momentum -- time and keep the momentum that he has going on right now. the momentum...
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tonight, president obama and mitt romney take the stage for round two of the debate. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> straight up 6:00 right now on this tuesday, october 16th. the monument now, front and center on a chilly start to your day. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. time now to talk to tucker barnes. we see him again. >> hello. >> fox 5 morning news, where every comment counts. >> your comments will count right now in regards to the weather. >> our temperature falling back into the 40s, low others here in town. you will notice the cool temperatures. a big difference from yesterday morning as we've lost 10 or 15 degrees from 4 hours ago. rain showers out of here. that is another good news. know we're still dark at the moment. when the sun gets up, we should be in for a bright and sunny day touched a bit of a breeze here out of the north and west. that will be with us for i agood portion of the day. that will lock in the cool for the day. high temperature in the mid- 60s. we'll show you the regional
tonight, president obama and mitt romney take the stage for round two of the debate. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> straight up 6:00 right now on this tuesday, october 16th. the monument now, front and center on a chilly start to your day. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. time now to talk to tucker barnes. we see him again. >> hello. >> fox 5 morning news, where every comment counts. >> your...
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. >>> the economy took center stage in last night's first presidential debate. both president obama and mitt romney picked apart the plans and touted their open. >> the polls show most people think that romney won the debate. >> i will not reduce the share paid by high-income individuals. i know that you and your running mate keep saying that and i know it's popular thing to say with a lot of people but it is just not the case. i got five boys. i'm used to people saying something that is not always true but just keep on repeating it and ultimately hoping i will believe t that is not the case. i will not reduce the attacks paidby high-income americans. number three, i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle income families. >> four years ago when i stood on this stage, i said that i would cut taxes for middle class families. and that is exactly what i did. we cut taxes for middle class families by about $3600. the rope is because i believe that we do best when the middle class is doing well. and by giving them those tax cuts, they had a little more
. >>> the economy took center stage in last night's first presidential debate. both president obama and mitt romney picked apart the plans and touted their open. >> the polls show most people think that romney won the debate. >> i will not reduce the share paid by high-income individuals. i know that you and your running mate keep saying that and i know it's popular thing to say with a lot of people but it is just not the case. i got five boys. i'm used to people saying...
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president obama is running through mock debates at the resort in virginia and mitt romney is huddling with his debate team including his sparring partner ohio senator rob portman. tonight's town hall style debate could make a difference too with questions coming from undecided voters. >> he's got to work against that. that's very important for him. that's not very difficult to do. that's the easiest thing to do. there's not show up the way he showed up in denver. well of course now the shoe is on the other foot. now he's got to worry about living up to expectations and so -- the next day's story is not just obama did better. >> reporter: now, in tonight's debate the candidates will each each have two minutes to respond to questions. the rules only allow the moderator cnn's candy crowley to facilitate follow-up questions, of course we will be watching our coverage on fox 5 starts at 9:00 tonight. back to you. >> all right, lot of eyes on that debate. thank you. >>> and we want to hear from you as the presintial candidates square off. use the hashtag fox 5 d.c. you decide to tweet your
president obama is running through mock debates at the resort in virginia and mitt romney is huddling with his debate team including his sparring partner ohio senator rob portman. tonight's town hall style debate could make a difference too with questions coming from undecided voters. >> he's got to work against that. that's very important for him. that's not very difficult to do. that's the easiest thing to do. there's not show up the way he showed up in denver. well of course now the...
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fox's doug luzader has the latest on the president barack obama and mitt romney debate preps. >> reporter: one new national poll is out. but it really hasn't done a whole lot to change the real clear politics, national average of polls, which shows the president nationwide about 3 1/2 points up, over mitt romney. but this all comes down to swing states, including colorado. the site of wednesday's debate. >> mitt romney is already in denver. getting in to the final campaigning and a last-minute endorsement from former broncos quarterback john elway but preparing for a much more critical stage on wednesday. >> so i look forward to these debates. i'm delighted that we will have three debates. it will be a conversation with the american people that will span almost an entire month. >> that stage at the university of denver is still being set for the first debate which will focus primarily on domestic issues. >> this is barack obama. how are you? >> president obama made some quick phone calls at a campaign office in nevada where he is going through debate rehearsals. >> basically they're keepi
fox's doug luzader has the latest on the president barack obama and mitt romney debate preps. >> reporter: one new national poll is out. but it really hasn't done a whole lot to change the real clear politics, national average of polls, which shows the president nationwide about 3 1/2 points up, over mitt romney. but this all comes down to swing states, including colorado. the site of wednesday's debate. >> mitt romney is already in denver. getting in to the final campaigning and a...
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. >>> president obama is in nevada getting ready for tomorrow's first presidential debate and mitt romney is already in colorado where the debate will be held. at the university of denver, preparations are well under way for the big event. romney is shifting his focus after intense criticism from fellow republicans and highlighting the race as a choice between his plans for the economy and the president's policies. >> i represent a very different course. i will make sure that the young people of today have great jobs tomorrow and have a bright and prosperous future. that's the difference between us. >> who is going to put the most points on the board? >> you are! >> not i. governor romney, he is a good debater. i'm just okay. >> the president took a break from preparations and got applause when he showed up with pizzas at his las vegas campaign office. >>> it is hard to miss the television ads about question seven in maryland. it is an effort to expand gaming in the state. lawmakers say the expansion would raise revenue for education. but how much of the money will actually go to schools.
. >>> president obama is in nevada getting ready for tomorrow's first presidential debate and mitt romney is already in colorado where the debate will be held. at the university of denver, preparations are well under way for the big event. romney is shifting his focus after intense criticism from fellow republicans and highlighting the race as a choice between his plans for the economy and the president's policies. >> i represent a very different course. i will make sure that the...
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obama will be in the audience in denver, as the president takes the stage. the celebrations are on hold until saturday. i'm sure she understands. >> i think so. happy anniversary. >> happy anniversary. >>> hey, tucker. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> good. been a nice morning. fog-- >> out of here? >> it's on the way out. see the darker yellow and orange? it's where the fog is thick. to the west of the city, see the frontal system literally draped across the district here? the fog has been springing up along that front all morning long, and heavy here just to the north of the front. as you get west of the city here, out towards leesburg and reston, visibility still 0.25- mile or less. montgomery county and northern maryland, visibility still greatly reduced. washington, still fog to the east, fog as well. things should get better. dense fog advisory continues for mother half hour or so -- another half hour or so. expanded this at about 8:15 this morning to include the washington, d.c. and counties close. earlier it was the mountain communities. many of u
obama will be in the audience in denver, as the president takes the stage. the celebrations are on hold until saturday. i'm sure she understands. >> i think so. happy anniversary. >> happy anniversary. >>> hey, tucker. >> good morning. >> how are you? >> good. been a nice morning. fog-- >> out of here? >> it's on the way out. see the darker yellow and orange? it's where the fog is thick. to the west of the city, see the frontal system literally...
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>>> the first debate is now in the books, president barack obama and governor mitt romney showcased their vision for the country to a national audience. the face-to-face focused mostly on the economy and differences of opinion and strategies. joining us now is jonathan strong with roll call. they've been watching the campaign, you watched the debates, kind of doing some fact checking and overall impressions. thanks for coming in. first of all, tell me your overall impression of the debate. is there a winner, is there a loser, how did it go? >> well, i think the consensus opinion following the debate was that romney was kind of a strong winner here. his temperment, his demeanor was much more -- he had a lot more energy on stage. president obama looked -- his presentation was a little bit halting, he kept looking down throughout the debate, and so a lot of that poad language that tends to -- body language that tends to resonate with voters who aren't as tuned into the campaign went romney's direction. >> by some measure, some people say when you see these debates, you want to see who looks
>>> the first debate is now in the books, president barack obama and governor mitt romney showcased their vision for the country to a national audience. the face-to-face focused mostly on the economy and differences of opinion and strategies. joining us now is jonathan strong with roll call. they've been watching the campaign, you watched the debates, kind of doing some fact checking and overall impressions. thanks for coming in. first of all, tell me your overall impression of the...
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. >>> fresh off the first debate, president obama and mitt romney head to opposite sides of the commonwealth. the president will speak at a rally in fairfax. governor romney meantime spent the night in fisherville and will be back in the old dominion again monday to give a foreign policy address. >>> speaking of the debate, the president's team admits it's adjusting its strategy after a performance many consider sub par from the president. meanwhile, mitt romney reversed course last night. take a listen. >> clearly in a campaign with hundreds, if not thousands of speeches and question and answer sessions, now and then you're going to say something that doesn't come out right. in this case, i said something that's completely wrong. >> who depend on government -- >> the former governor talking about his 47% comment, which up until now stood by as not eloquently stated. he says he cares about 100% of the people. >>> we have a warning for women in fairfax county. police say there is a serial fondler on the loose. he's approached at least five women in the springfield area. that's where fox 5's s
. >>> fresh off the first debate, president obama and mitt romney head to opposite sides of the commonwealth. the president will speak at a rally in fairfax. governor romney meantime spent the night in fisherville and will be back in the old dominion again monday to give a foreign policy address. >>> speaking of the debate, the president's team admits it's adjusting its strategy after a performance many consider sub par from the president. meanwhile, mitt romney reversed...
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and most of the polls credited obama with a vehicle nor that debate. more importantly, though, i think he showed himself very strong on the libya question where romney thought he was going to make some gains. he really appeared presidential, he was very forceful and caught romney in the gaffe misstating what obama said. i think that everyone was tweeting last night when is he going to mention the 47%. >> right. >> and what he did smartly, he made his arguments about it and held it to the end and i think this is very, very important for obama, and i think quickly, that a lot of democrats were worried that he would be laid back again and romney would take advantage of him and that the election could be in trouble. i think folks are feeling better. >> what did you think of the governor? >> i think he's had a harder time connecting with the people than barack obama, he is who he is. he didn't make a major mistake, the bar was pretty low. all he had to do is show up and not knock anything over or forget his name to improve upon that performance. i think peo
and most of the polls credited obama with a vehicle nor that debate. more importantly, though, i think he showed himself very strong on the libya question where romney thought he was going to make some gains. he really appeared presidential, he was very forceful and caught romney in the gaffe misstating what obama said. i think that everyone was tweeting last night when is he going to mention the 47%. >> right. >> and what he did smartly, he made his arguments about it and held it...
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president obama and governor romney will go right back at it this monday in their final debate before election day where they will discuss foreign we have a new show debuting as a election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and circumstances during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> a bombshell report involving the boy scouts and child sex abuse. details of what is being exposed as we check more headlines. >> an amazing tale of self- defense when a 12-year-old girl home alone hides from appear intruder. we'll share that story coming up next. it is now 5:07. we'll be right back. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. marywe invest in them.umber o
president obama and governor romney will go right back at it this monday in their final debate before election day where they will discuss foreign we have a new show debuting as a election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and circumstances during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> a bombshell report involving the boy scouts and child sex abuse. details of what is being...
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. >>> last week we told you that maryland representative chris hollin would help out the obama- biden campaign. he will play the role of republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan in the preparations leading up to the vp debated in october. because van hollin worked closely with ryan on some of the biggest issues. he joins us now. thank you for coming in. >> good to be with you this morning. >> as we mentioned, you worked closely with him on the house budget committee. he is the chair. you are a ranking member. how has your work with him and the sparing over the different debates like medicare and other tax debate issues, how has that prepared you, would you say. >> paul and i get along well personally. anybody that watched the debates would know that we have very deep differences. we express them civilly. that's the good news. but this puts me in a position to understand all the arguments that he has made and how he presents the arguments. i hope i can be of some help to the obama team as we go through the rest of the campaign because there are huge differences in policy with r
. >>> last week we told you that maryland representative chris hollin would help out the obama- biden campaign. he will play the role of republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan in the preparations leading up to the vp debated in october. because van hollin worked closely with ryan on some of the biggest issues. he joins us now. thank you for coming in. >> good to be with you this morning. >> as we mentioned, you worked closely with him on the house budget...
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. >>> the first of three presidential debates is tonight where governor romney and president obama will stand on the same stage for the first time in eight years. >> romney said he would consider tax deductions for health care costs. melanie alnwick is live at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. more than other million people are expected to tune in tonight to watch the verbal sparring. the debate expected to focus heavily on economic issues. governor romney's message will be that the country can't afford four more years of the obama administration and president obama's message will be that the country is far better off with his policies than it would have otherwise been and he needs four more years to finish the job. ish th final prep rigs are under way in denver for the first presidential debate. the showdown between president obama and governor mitt romney will take place at the university of denver. now, unlike debates in the past, this one will be a little different. the 90 minute format will be divided into six 15-minute discussions. ors believe that will h
. >>> the first of three presidential debates is tonight where governor romney and president obama will stand on the same stage for the first time in eight years. >> romney said he would consider tax deductions for health care costs. melanie alnwick is live at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. more than other million people are expected to tune in tonight to watch the verbal sparring. the debate expected to focus heavily on economic issues....
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debate. what could come out of tonight's showdown that some predict could show more sparks than what we saw on the stage last week. >>> good morning to you. live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome. >> -- all eyes on on the vice presidential debate. >> happy thursday. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm tony perkins in for sarah simmons this morning. turn is here with the good word on what we can expect today as far as our weather. >> i'm wearing the red and blue. >> i got on purple. >> i don't know. >> there is always tomorrow to get it right. >> hopefully, there is tomorrow. >> all right. let's get to weather. it will be cool if you are heading to the game this afternoon. if you are working out in the yard, that kind of thing, cool as well. generally in the 40s. it has just fallen into the 40s here in the city. there is a live look at your satellite picture. most of the cloud cover is well to our north and to northern new england, upstate new yo. we are looking at fine conditionsen unlike yesterday
debate. what could come out of tonight's showdown that some predict could show more sparks than what we saw on the stage last week. >>> good morning to you. live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome. >> -- all eyes on on the vice presidential debate. >> happy thursday. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm tony perkins in for sarah simmons this morning. turn is here with the good word on what we can expect today as far as our weather. >> i'm wearing the red and blue....
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meantime, a new rasmussen poll shows romney ahead of president obama following last week's debate 49 to 47%. president obama's performance in the debate was the subject of a the laughter last night prompted by the president himself. here is what he had to say after he took the stage the a fundraiser in california following some big names including stevie wonder and katie perry. >> they just performed flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. ay but here is the good news is we've got a better vision for our country. we have a better plan for the next four years. >> president obama will be campaigning in california again today. >>> also making headlines this morning, the meningitis outbreak continues to spread. >> the pharmacy linked to the outbreak makes a move it is calling a precautionary measure. details on that coming up next. >>> also ahead, he was convicted of crimes that shattered lives and left a legendary football program tarnished. tomorrow, jerry sandusky will learn his fate. fox 5 morning news back in a moment. [ barack obama ] i'm barack obama, and i appr
meantime, a new rasmussen poll shows romney ahead of president obama following last week's debate 49 to 47%. president obama's performance in the debate was the subject of a the laughter last night prompted by the president himself. here is what he had to say after he took the stage the a fundraiser in california following some big names including stevie wonder and katie perry. >> they just performed flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. ay but here is the good news...
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while this is the only debate for biden and ryan, president obama and governor romney will debate two more times before the november election. >>> coming up, a parent's nightmare, a child falling nearly 100 feet from a window. >> incredibly, that child survived. we'll get the details of how it happened. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. but he's really creating debt. the facts are clear. obama's four deficits are the four largest in us history. he's adding almost as much debt as all 43 previous presidents -- combined. and over 30 cents of every dollar obama spends is borrowed. much of it from countries like china. he's not just wasting money, he's borrowing it and then wasting it. we can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> a former bus driver convicted of intentionally driving into a build is gettingied for learn her fate. theresa douglas drove her bus t
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now, the fda wants to know if it is linked to a death. >>> the final debate, president obama and republican challenger mitt romney face off one last time before election day. we'll have the highlights. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment. man: t to some people, social securityty is just a number. but to me, it's money that i earned. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> got ready for something a little bizarre perhaps that may make you think twice about just how smart animals really are. take a listen to this. to this. okay. that was a beluga whale who is able to vocalize in a way that is very similar to the way that we humans talk. researcher were pretty stunned when a driver at the national marine ma'am hall foundation in california w
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we'll talk about the debate tonight. for a while, we felt like there was a debate every three nights. this one feels like it's getting important, down to the wire. four guys are left. what are the candidates needing to do tonight? >> well, it's team a and team b. romney versus santorum and paul and newt gingrich. everyone will be up on romney. ron paul's taking shots on santorum. it will be a good skrum. newt gingrich needs to rehabilitate himself. with him having no money, he has to do well to convince the contributors. this may be the last debate we have for a while, this is probably his last gasp. also, ultimately, this is going to be a two person race. it will seal the deal. >> you were talking about last gasp for ron paul? >> well, yes, and for newt gingrich. >> we're not even sure there's going to be another debate. this is the 20th. frankly, if i'm mitt romney or santorum, there's no reason to have another one. you don't want a guy like newt gingrich to pop back up again. >> you were pointing out the importance of
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the last presidential debate. with the race tightening, we have a look at what we can expect. >> reporter: this time around, they won't be standing at podiums, they won't be stocks one another on stage, tonight they'll be sitting at the same table, the debate is supposed to be about foreign policy, just about anything could come up. >> without further adieu, welcome president obama and governor romney. >> reporter: it's just a hearsal and these are just stand-ins, the final debate has it all on the line. president obama has been out of sight preparing for -- at camp david. >> figure out which he players are best. >> reporter: the tone could be subdued than that, especially compared to last week's debate, although the president may try to question romney's readiness on the world stage. >> people to want know they have a strong, steady hand in the oval office and they don't someone who's reckless. >> reporter: romney may try again to hit the president on the u.s. consulate attack in libya. and with the new report ov
the last presidential debate. with the race tightening, we have a look at what we can expect. >> reporter: this time around, they won't be standing at podiums, they won't be stocks one another on stage, tonight they'll be sitting at the same table, the debate is supposed to be about foreign policy, just about anything could come up. >> without further adieu, welcome president obama and governor romney. >> reporter: it's just a hearsal and these are just stand-ins, the final...
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president obama and mitt romney. >> reporter: this shows you what is at stake in the second debate. this is real clear politics average of polls since the ends of last year. you see a clear obama lead through most of that time. the big momentum shift happens right there after the first presidential debate about two weeks ago. we won't be hearing much from the they are of these guys today, both deep in debate preps. we did catch a glimpse of mitt romney yesterday heading to church. president obama has been holed up in this luxury resort in virginia as his campaign predicted a much stronger performance than the last time around. >> you will see from the president a forceful passionate, energetic tone that demonstrates the choice that we have in front of us. >> reporter: remember, the president who last time openly complained about debate preps and spent time sightseeing. >> it's a drag. they are making me do my homework. >> now he appears more engaged and upbeat pausing to bring pizza to a local campaign office. >> reporter: the format of this debate at hofstra university in debate wi
president obama and mitt romney. >> reporter: this shows you what is at stake in the second debate. this is real clear politics average of polls since the ends of last year. you see a clear obama lead through most of that time. the big momentum shift happens right there after the first presidential debate about two weeks ago. we won't be hearing much from the they are of these guys today, both deep in debate preps. we did catch a glimpse of mitt romney yesterday heading to church....
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. >>> a heated debate last night between president obama and governor romney. >> they clashed several times and accused each other of not telling the truth about the other. fox 5's melanie alnwick following the latest now live in the newsroom. >> reporter: good morning. both president obama and governor romney gave supporter exactly what they were look, for an in your face, no holds barred verbal bout. the president much more confrontational than during his last performance. candidates in this looser town style format were able it stand and walk around while answering questions. at times, it and they were circling each other before going in no a verbal attack. both men shared a number ever heated exchanges challenging each other on a number of issues like energy policy, immigration, libya and, of course, the economy and job creation. analysts say president obama showed up reenergized and relentless in criticizing mitt romney and that governor romney gave as good as he got. >> sioux looked at your pension? >> i've got to stay -- >> have you looked at your pension. >> i don't look at my
. >>> a heated debate last night between president obama and governor romney. >> they clashed several times and accused each other of not telling the truth about the other. fox 5's melanie alnwick following the latest now live in the newsroom. >> reporter: good morning. both president obama and governor romney gave supporter exactly what they were look, for an in your face, no holds barred verbal bout. the president much more confrontational than during his last...
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yesterday president obama met with families of the victims for several hours and told them that the nation and much of the world is thinking ever them. >> sherry, thank you. >>> meanwhile, in washington, friday's shooting reignited the debate over how much gun control is good for the nation. >> sarah is here with that part of the story. >> reporter: good morning. this is certainly brought the debate front and center. one of the guns used in the colorado massacre, assault weapon. the ban expired in 2004 and now the mass shooting has some calling for it to be reinstated. with politics on hold, president obama met with survivors and family members of those lost in the rampage that killed 12 and injured 58. in this white house photo, the president hugged stephanie davies who helped keep her friend al young alive after she was shot. >> i come to them not so much as president as i do as a near and as a husband. >> reporter: the not attend a vigil for the victims of the tragedy that pulled to a screeching halt a contentious presidential campaign. mitt romney said the president's visit was the rig
yesterday president obama met with families of the victims for several hours and told them that the nation and much of the world is thinking ever them. >> sherry, thank you. >>> meanwhile, in washington, friday's shooting reignited the debate over how much gun control is good for the nation. >> sarah is here with that part of the story. >> reporter: good morning. this is certainly brought the debate front and center. one of the guns used in the colorado massacre,...
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virginia was a big state for obama to win. he has a 60 plus approval rating, america dodge. the thought is that he wrap up virginia which is a key state this time for romney. we'll talk to him both in the debate with a gingrich supporter and also a chance for being a running mate for romney. >> and mcdonnell, with the popularity that he has in virginia and effectiveness in virginia, whether you agree or disagree with many so of the things he has done, does seem down in the horizon, or down the road, he may be looking for an even higher office: but getting the vice-presidential nomination, whether you win or lose would jump him in the ranks, either he is the vice president which makes him the leading contender. i can't believe that we are talking about the presidential race in 2015 or 2020, or just the fact that he would be nominated would make him a big player, but i agree with you, looks like he has a very bright future. thanks, chris. as always, have a great weekend and i want to remind you that you can catch fox news sunday at 9:00 right after fox news. >>> and the super
virginia was a big state for obama to win. he has a 60 plus approval rating, america dodge. the thought is that he wrap up virginia which is a key state this time for romney. we'll talk to him both in the debate with a gingrich supporter and also a chance for being a running mate for romney. >> and mcdonnell, with the popularity that he has in virginia and effectiveness in virginia, whether you agree or disagree with many so of the things he has done, does seem down in the horizon, or...
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to focus the debate back on the economy. after days of diversions over medicare and abortion, the republican presidential candidate will promote energy proposals aimed at creating more than three million new jobs. this comes at a time when new deficit numbers spell trouble ahead for the economy. fox's doug lads takes a closer look at this hot butt butt ton issue. >> we are looking at another trillion dollar deficit this year. the finger pointing on the campaign trail is just getting started. the debt clock, how much higher can it go? even the congressional budget office which crunch these numbers isn't sure how much more we can take. >> we don't know much more this can go on for. >> this year, that spending imbalance will exceed $1 trillion. that is a tough number for president obama who promised to cut the deficit in half. instead, it has been above a trillion dollars for four years. >> it is bad economics. it is the wrong course for america and i believe it is immoral for to us pass on our burdens on to the next generation
to focus the debate back on the economy. after days of diversions over medicare and abortion, the republican presidential candidate will promote energy proposals aimed at creating more than three million new jobs. this comes at a time when new deficit numbers spell trouble ahead for the economy. fox's doug lads takes a closer look at this hot butt butt ton issue. >> we are looking at another trillion dollar deficit this year. the finger pointing on the campaign trail is just getting...
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for their first debate wednesday in denver. on sunday, president obama tried to downplay expectations. he told a rally in las vegas that he's, quote, just okay at debating. new jersey governor chris christie chose a different tact, predicting that republican nominee mitt romney will, quote, do extraordinarily well. >>> in a rare prison interview, one of the men convicted for the bellway sniper attacks is expressing remorse. lee boyd malvo says i was a monst monster, a thief, stole people's lives. the shooting left at least ten people dead in the washington, d.c. area. the now 27-year-old malvo is serving life without parole. >>> a teenaged girl distressed message sent over twitter has triggered a police search and drawn worldwide attention. kathryn craig has more from clark, new jersey. good morning, kathryn. >> reporter: natalie, good morning. it started with a message on twitter, a tweet from a teenager who lives in this house that someone was inside the house, and she wrote, call 911. we have the tweet to show and you despit
for their first debate wednesday in denver. on sunday, president obama tried to downplay expectations. he told a rally in las vegas that he's, quote, just okay at debating. new jersey governor chris christie chose a different tact, predicting that republican nominee mitt romney will, quote, do extraordinarily well. >>> in a rare prison interview, one of the men convicted for the bellway sniper attacks is expressing remorse. lee boyd malvo says i was a monst monster, a thief, stole...
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and we will win this debate. >> reporter: mitt romney and his running mate house budget chairman paul ryan criticizing president obama for cuts he made to medicare. >> the president takes $716 billion out of the medicare trust fund, to pay for obama care. i think this is something seniors will be very concerned about. >> reporter: while defending his record on medicare he said a plan authored by ryan would force seniors to pay $6,400 a year >> my plan cracks down on fraud and waste and subsidies and insurance companies their plan makes seniors pay more to finance another tax cut for folks who don't need it. >> reporter: the president says he would extend the program by 8 years romney and ryan say their plan would not effect anyone over 55 and aimed at saving medicare in the long run. romney has not given full details of his plan but promised to restore cuts made by president obama and replace them with what his campaign calls real entitlement reform, nicole collins, fox news. >>> you won't be seeing any presidential ads on tv september 11th. a new york based civic group, sent letters
and we will win this debate. >> reporter: mitt romney and his running mate house budget chairman paul ryan criticizing president obama for cuts he made to medicare. >> the president takes $716 billion out of the medicare trust fund, to pay for obama care. i think this is something seniors will be very concerned about. >> reporter: while defending his record on medicare he said a plan authored by ryan would force seniors to pay $6,400 a year >> my plan cracks down on...
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in the debates. what we saw in a lot of the polls was tim kaine's margin began to tighten up. and a lot of that was george allen getting a boost from romney's. kaine continues to be popular in the state of virginia. but i think primarily it was a lot closer because of what happened in the closing weeks of the presidential race. i don't think anybody was quite surprised it ended up being that close. right up until the end they were saying that race had become neck and neck and too close to call. >> all right. thank you. >> still ahead during this hour, lessons learned from last night's results. why republicans have a long way to go when it comes to minority support. why it was a big night for same sex marriage and marijuana. time right now is 8:37. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dar
in the debates. what we saw in a lot of the polls was tim kaine's margin began to tighten up. and a lot of that was george allen getting a boost from romney's. kaine continues to be popular in the state of virginia. but i think primarily it was a lot closer because of what happened in the closing weeks of the presidential race. i don't think anybody was quite surprised it ended up being that close. right up until the end they were saying that race had become neck and neck and too close to call....
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ee as >>> president obama and former governor mitt romney face off in their final debate before the general election. >> the event will take place at lynn university in boca raton, florida. mary ann rafferty has more on what some analysts say each needs to do to carry the momentum into november. >> in terms of level of interest, we expect tens of millions of people from around the globe. >> reporter: the world will be watching as president obama and republican rival mitt romney face off one more time before election day. the forum will focus on foreign policy. as complicated as the issue might be, some say voters just want for know one thing. >> they want to know the specifics but they want to know which of these two guys is going to keep me safe. >> reporter: recent polls suggest voters believe president obama would fare better in foreign affairs but one political analyst says that is false. >> this perception is just not true. what we really are seeing is a failed leadership essentially backed bishop a campaign slogan that bin laden is dead. >> reporter: other than at analyst suggests the
ee as >>> president obama and former governor mitt romney face off in their final debate before the general election. >> the event will take place at lynn university in boca raton, florida. mary ann rafferty has more on what some analysts say each needs to do to carry the momentum into november. >> in terms of level of interest, we expect tens of millions of people from around the globe. >> reporter: the world will be watching as president obama and republican rival...
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to the race for the white house, both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney are raising the volume on their criticism of each other but are we reaching a new low in the presidential campaigns now. doug luzader takes a closer look. >> reporter: no question, attacks on both sides have a new edge to them from ads that may cross the line to just plain name calling. >> under obama's plan he wouldn't have to work or train for a job they just send you your welfare check. >> this ad raised hackles at the white house. romney said obama has always been opposed to work. >>> this is categorically false and blatantly dishonest. >> a pro obama super pack intern aired this ad. >> she passed away in 22 days i do not think mitt romney realizes what he has done to anyone. >> mitt romney's business decisions, really to blame for the death of a woman who lost her health insurance. >> i think it is low ball politics. >> then the name calling, not hard to get the impression these guys just do not like each other. >> it is like robin hood in reverse. it's romney hood. >> we have been w
to the race for the white house, both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney are raising the volume on their criticism of each other but are we reaching a new low in the presidential campaigns now. doug luzader takes a closer look. >> reporter: no question, attacks on both sides have a new edge to them from ads that may cross the line to just plain name calling. >> under obama's plan he wouldn't have to work or train for a job they just send you your welfare...
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. >>> the third and final presidential debate last night, president obama and governor romney squared off in florida discussing foreign policy and the economy. next, they will hit the campaign trail trying to energize their base to get out the vote. fox's jennifer davis has our wrap-up of last night's debate. >> reporter: foreign policy has not been the main focus of this election. it remains to be seen if last night's performances will change this race. at this point, it still remains a dead heat in most polls. for their final face-off, the presidential candidates were seated. their differences were clear and though there was less interrupting than previous meetings, the two men did snap at each other from time to time. >> every time you've offered an opinion, avenue been wrong. >> attacking me is not the agenda. >> reporter: the president accused his challenger of being all over the map on his opinions. >> you mentioned the navy. we have fewer ships than 1916. we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. >> reporter: romney said obama has be
. >>> the third and final presidential debate last night, president obama and governor romney squared off in florida discussing foreign policy and the economy. next, they will hit the campaign trail trying to energize their base to get out the vote. fox's jennifer davis has our wrap-up of last night's debate. >> reporter: foreign policy has not been the main focus of this election. it remains to be seen if last night's performances will change this race. at this point, it still...
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. >>> tonight is the last presidential debate, the funnel match-up between president barack obama and governor mitt romney. tonight's debate is all about foreign policy. the candidates will face off over questions about iran, libya and china among others. prep rigs have been under way at lynn university in boca raton, florida. the school has spent $5 million preparing for tonight's debate. >>> our new show starts tonight. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012. we'll have certainly coverage of both local and national races. it begins at 6:30 and runs for two weeks until election day. e >>> making headlines this morning, wisconsin police say the shooting at a spa is related to a domestic dispute between the gunman and his estranged wife who worked there. 45-year-old radcliffe hotten shot seven people inside the spa killing three including himself. >> we were expecting an armed encounter if we did come across him. when we did eventually get into that locked area, we did determine that he, in fact, was dead. >> his wife was granted a restraining order against him just two weeks ago after he sla
. >>> tonight is the last presidential debate, the funnel match-up between president barack obama and governor mitt romney. tonight's debate is all about foreign policy. the candidates will face off over questions about iran, libya and china among others. prep rigs have been under way at lynn university in boca raton, florida. the school has spent $5 million preparing for tonight's debate. >>> our new show starts tonight. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012. we'll have certainly...
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night's big debate. the president took time off to visit a local campaign office. mitt romney went to church and has a couple of campaign events today. he is attending rallies in wisconsin and in ohio. >>> the pretrial hearings for the five men charged with planning or assisting the 9-11 attacks begins today in guantanamo bay, cuba. relatives the victims who registered in advance can actually watch on closed circuit television at military forties in new jersey, massachusetts, maryland and new york city. the sites for the hearing are closed to the public. o the pub >>> the search continues for two men from our area missing at a national park in montana. rescues are searching for 32- year-old neil peckins of virginia and jason heiser of maryland in glacier national park. no one knows how well prepared they were for the weather or the terrain. >>> firefighters battled a fire overnight that destroyed several units of a self-storage facility. this happened at the store-all in the 7900 block of sudley road. it
night's big debate. the president took time off to visit a local campaign office. mitt romney went to church and has a couple of campaign events today. he is attending rallies in wisconsin and in ohio. >>> the pretrial hearings for the five men charged with planning or assisting the 9-11 attacks begins today in guantanamo bay, cuba. relatives the victims who registered in advance can actually watch on closed circuit television at military forties in new jersey, massachusetts, maryland...